When building and testing your apps, make sure you use test ads rather than
live, production ads. Failure to do so can lead to suspension of your account.
The easiest way to load test ads is to use our dedicated test ad unit ID for
Android rewarded ads:
ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/5224354917
It's been specially configured to return test ads for every request, and you're
free to use it in your own apps while coding, testing, and debugging. Just make
sure you replace it with your own ad unit ID before publishing your app.
For more information about how the Mobile Ads SDK's test ads work, see Test
Ads.
Load a rewarded ad object
Rewarded ads are loaded by calling the static load() method on the
RewardedAd class and passing in a RewardedAdLoadCallback. This is usually
done in the onCreate() method of an Activity.
Notice that like other format load callbacks, RewardedAdLoadCallback
leverages LoadAdError to provide higher fidelity error details.
Java
import com.google.android.gms.ads.rewarded.RewardedAd;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private RewardedAd rewardedAd;
private final String TAG = "MainActivity";
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
RewardedAd.load(this, "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/5224354917",
adRequest, new RewardedAdLoadCallback() {
@Override
public void onAdFailedToLoad(@NonNull LoadAdError loadAdError) {
// Handle the error.
Log.d(TAG, loadAdError.toString());
rewardedAd = null;
}
@Override
public void onAdLoaded(@NonNull RewardedAd ad) {
rewardedAd = ad;
Log.d(TAG, "Ad was loaded.");
}
});
}
}
Kotlin
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
private var rewardedAd: RewardedAd? = null
private final var TAG = "MainActivity"
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
var adRequest = AdRequest.Builder().build()
RewardedAd.load(this,"ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/5224354917", adRequest, object : RewardedAdLoadCallback() {
override fun onAdFailedToLoad(adError: LoadAdError) {
Log.d(TAG, adError?.toString())
rewardedAd = null
}
override fun onAdLoaded(ad: RewardedAd) {
Log.d(TAG, "Ad was loaded.")
rewardedAd = ad
}
})
}
}
Set the FullScreenContentCallback
The FullScreenContentCallback handles events related to displaying your
RewardedAd. Before you show your RewardedAd, make sure to set the callback
like so:
Java
rewardedAd.setFullScreenContentCallback(new FullScreenContentCallback() {
@Override
public void onAdClicked() {
// Called when a click is recorded for an ad.
Log.d(TAG, "Ad was clicked.");
}
@Override
public void onAdDismissedFullScreenContent() {
// Called when ad is dismissed.
// Set the ad reference to null so you don't show the ad a second time.
Log.d(TAG, "Ad dismissed fullscreen content.");
rewardedAd = null;
}
@Override
public void onAdFailedToShowFullScreenContent(AdError adError) {
// Called when ad fails to show.
Log.e(TAG, "Ad failed to show fullscreen content.");
rewardedAd = null;
}
@Override
public void onAdImpression() {
// Called when an impression is recorded for an ad.
Log.d(TAG, "Ad recorded an impression.");
}
@Override
public void onAdShowedFullScreenContent() {
// Called when ad is shown.
Log.d(TAG, "Ad showed fullscreen content.");
}
});
Kotlin
rewardedAd?.fullScreenContentCallback = object: FullScreenContentCallback() {
override fun onAdClicked() {
// Called when a click is recorded for an ad.
Log.d(TAG, "Ad was clicked.")
}
override fun onAdDismissedFullScreenContent() {
// Called when ad is dismissed.
// Set the ad reference to null so you don't show the ad a second time.
Log.d(TAG, "Ad dismissed fullscreen content.")
rewardedAd = null
}
override fun onAdFailedToShowFullScreenContent(adError: AdError?) {
// Called when ad fails to show.
Log.e(TAG, "Ad failed to show fullscreen content.")
rewardedAd = null
}
override fun onAdImpression() {
// Called when an impression is recorded for an ad.
Log.d(TAG, "Ad recorded an impression.")
}
override fun onAdShowedFullScreenContent() {
// Called when ad is shown.
Log.d(TAG, "Ad showed fullscreen content.")
}
}
Show the ad
When you show a rewarded ad, you will use an OnUserEarnedRewardListener object
to handle reward events.
Java
if (rewardedAd != null) {
Activity activityContext = MainActivity.this;
rewardedAd.show(activityContext, new OnUserEarnedRewardListener() {
@Override
public void onUserEarnedReward(@NonNull RewardItem rewardItem) {
// Handle the reward.
Log.d(TAG, "The user earned the reward.");
int rewardAmount = rewardItem.getAmount();
String rewardType = rewardItem.getType();
}
});
} else {
Log.d(TAG, "The rewarded ad wasn't ready yet.");
}
Kotlin
rewardedAd?.let { ad ->
ad.show(this, OnUserEarnedRewardListener { rewardItem ->
// Handle the reward.
val rewardAmount = rewardItem.amount
val rewardType = rewardItem.type
Log.d(TAG, "User earned the reward.")
})
} ?: run {
Log.d(TAG, "The rewarded ad wasn't ready yet.")
}
Apps that require extra data in server-side
verification callbacks should use the
custom data feature of rewarded ads. Any string value set on a rewarded ad
object is passed to the custom_data query parameter of the SSV callback. If no
custom data value is set, the custom_data query parameter value won't be
present in the SSV callback.
The following code sample demonstrates how to set custom data on a rewarded ad
object before requesting an ad.
Java
RewardedAd.load(MainActivity.this, "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/5354046379",
new AdRequest.Builder().build(), new RewardedAdLoadCallback() {
@Override
public void onAdLoaded(RewardedAd ad) {
Log.d(TAG, "Ad was loaded.");
rewardedAd = ad;
ServerSideVerificationOptions options = new ServerSideVerificationOptions
.Builder()
.setCustomData("SAMPLE_CUSTOM_DATA_STRING")
.build();
rewardedAd.setServerSideVerificationOptions(options);
}
@Override
public void onAdFailedToLoad(LoadAdError loadAdError) {
Log.d(TAG, loadAdError.toString());
rewardedAd = null;
}
});
Kotlin
RewardedAd.load(this, "ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/5354046379",
AdRequest.Builder().build(), object : RewardedAdLoadCallback() {
override fun onAdLoaded(ad: RewardedAd) {
Log.d(TAG, "Ad was loaded.")
rewardedInterstitialAd = ad
val options = ServerSideVerificationOptions.Builder()
.setCustomData("SAMPLE_CUSTOM_DATA_STRING")
.build()
rewardedAd.setServerSideVerificationOptions(options)
}
override fun onAdFailedToLoad(adError: LoadAdError) {
Log.d(TAG, adError?.toString())
rewardedAd = null
}
})
If you want to set the custom reward string, you must do so before showing the
ad.
FAQ
Is there a timeout for the initialization call?
After 10 seconds, the Google Mobile Ads SDK invokes the
OnInitializationCompleteListener even if a mediation network still hasn't
completed initialization.
What if some mediation networks aren't ready when I get the initialization callback?
We recommend loading an ad inside the callback of the
OnInitializationCompleteListener. Even if a mediation network is not ready,
the Google Mobile Ads SDK still asks that network for an ad. So if a
mediation network finishes initializing after the timeout, it can still
service future ad requests in that session.
You can continue to poll the initialization status of all adapters throughout
your app session by calling MobileAds.getInitializationStatus().
How do I find out why a particular mediation network isn't ready?
AdapterStatus.getDescription() describes why an adapter is not ready to
service ad requests.
For Google ads, all onUserEarnedReward() calls occur before
onAdDismissedFullScreenContent(). For ads served through
mediation, the third-party ad
network SDK's implementation determines the callback order. For ad network
SDKs that provide a single close callback with reward information, the
mediation adapter invokes onUserEarnedReward() before
onAdDismissedFullScreenContent().